Holder for articles



June 10, 1947. o. SWANSON HOLDER FOR ARTICLES Filed June 27, 1944 OscarLeonard Jz wm'ozr Patented June 10, 1947 '51) sures ATE T OFFICEHBLDER'TOR ARTICLES ()scartLconand Swanson, Erie, Pa.

Application 'JuneZl, 1944, 80153,] hid-542,305

4 Glaims.

invention relates to :an improved holder It "is a purpose and object ofthe invention :to I

provide a tooth brush holder of .such stmcture and design as to beconveniently attachable to a wall, a cover being provided which, when inclosed position, encloses the holder and any-tooth brushes mountedthereon.

It is also 18,11 objector the --invention to provide a, holder having"a. support member and cover so related that, with'the cover in closedposition, apertures are provided, top and bottom, oy which to give freecirculation of air to 'enable rapid drying of the brushes.

Another-object of the invention 'lies the provision of an individualsanitary compartment tor each [brush that maybe positioned the holder.

An additional obiiect of the invention appears in the provision of :acover which, when moved into closed position, not only fully enclosesthe tooth brushes, but also serves to prevent inadvertent displacementthereof.

Another and most important object of thein- Y vention lies in theprovision or -a holder having a cover so mounted on the body of theholder as to he movable, under spring pressure, into a closed positionagainst the compartment divisions, and stop means to determine theextent to which the cover may bemovd, alsohndersprlng action, into anopened position.

Other advantages and objects of the invention will be more fullyunderstood from a consideration of the following specification, taken inconjunction with the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. l is a frontelevational view of one embodiment of the invention, parts being lbrokenaway to disclose certain of the structural details, as well as theposition of a tooth brush when mounted in the holder;

Fig. -2 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially on the line2-2 of-Fig. 1';

Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken substantially mithe line '3-3 of Fig. *1;

Fig. *4 is a further vertical transverse sectional view takensubstantially on the line 4-4 of Fig. '1;

Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken substantially as .2 7 indicated forFig. 4 and shows the cover in :fully opened position; i

,Fig. .6 is a fragmentary exploded perspective view illustrating theassembly of the parts of the holder;

Fig. '7 is sin-enlarged tragmentary view of "the pivot ldettails shownin Fig. .3; .and

fig. 8 is an enlarged ffragmentary view of the pivot structure as shownin Fig. .5.

Refierring more particularly 5130 the drawing, the reference numeral-:H! is employ-edto generally designate :a. holder embodying E0118 formof the invention. The holder comprises aifbody member 4;! land cover:12. The member M includes aback 1.3, from one aface of which partitions14 extend. Flihese partitions may be uniformly paced, .as shown, :andextend from the bottom edge of the back inpwnmdlv to adjacent the topedge, "term-ihating just short of ra ahead t6 iormed along the upperedge of the back. The forward upperedges or :the partitions :14 arepreferably rounded, 'as at Ill, for :a purpose hereinafter set forth. Atthe bottomof certain of the intermediate partitions is a brush supportJ8, so :shaped as topmvid c apeming :19 land a passageway .2! betweenone side thereof :and the next adjacent EM. :the present disclosure theholder is shown adapted to accommodate five rbm-shes, such as indicated"by ftheabrush 22:0 :in Hg. '1, and the three intermediate compartmentsare defined by the partitions 1:4, back 18, and thelcover tl2 when inclosed position. The end compartments :are formed :by -.onlyionepartition, la apart of the hack 1:3, :and :a portion of side :andfront of the cover when in closed position. Furthermore, brush supports22 for these end ncmpartments are of somewhat difierent shape, beingdesigned to-oonzflorm (to the :cover contour. However, each of the:snnports .22 includes #8 portion acooperates with an adti aoentpartition M :to provide a passageway I25 for a apart :of the handle of.the 220.. "The head Hi, the present disclosure of the invention, isinterrupted midway of its length by a recess lor .slot123. The base wall24 of the recess is fonmed in a predetermined curve and terminates in acut-back shoulder "25 that constitutes a seat 3501' one end :of a(i-shaped spring 211.

Th mover in acomprises .a top front wall 2 and end "walls 31. In thepresent instance the front wall 29 is slightly curved and, throughsuitable rounded portions, blends with the end walls 3| and the top 28.It will be noted that the partitions l4, as well as the brush supports[8 and 22, are proportioned to conform to the contour of the cover.

Depending from the top wall 28 of the cover are short partitions 32.These partitions are so disposed and contoured as to abut and complementthe partitions l4, when the cover is in closed position, to complete thecompartments. At the rear of each partition 32 is an arcuate recess thatis complementary to the bead l6, and it is these recesses, together witha rear cover portion 33, that constitute the bearing points for thecover l2. In this connection it will be noted that with the provision ofa muliplicity of bearing points located uniformly along the upper edgeof the back [3, there can be little or no twisting of the cover duringpivoting into one positionor another. Centrally of the portion 33 is a.recess 34,

4 the holder in a sidewise manner and, when the cover I2 is moved intoclosed position, the front wall 29 of the cover serves to complete thebrush compartment and secures all brushes against inadvertentdisplacement.

Although applicant has shown and described only one modification of hisinvention, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art thatvariations thereof may be made without departing from the spirit andscope of the invention as defined in the annexed claims.

Having thus set forth my invention what I claim a new and for which Idesire protection by Letters Patent is: t

- 1; A holder for articles comprising a body portion, partitions on oneface of said body portion defining vertically extending compartments,article supports adjacent the base of said body portion cooperating withsaid partitions to prothe base wall 36 of which is formed in a prede'-termin d curve and terminates in a shoulder 31. Walls 24 and 36 arecomplementary, when the cover I2 is in opened position, to form a seatfor the body of the spring 21 and, of course, the shoulder 31 serves toseat the other end of this spring. With the cover in opened position, asshown in Fig. 5, it is evident that the spring can neither be readilydislodged nor can the cover be forced to a further opened position.

To conveniently mount the holder, a block 38 is attached to or formedintegral with the base l3 and extends rearwardly therefrom. This blockis formed with a downwardly opening groove 39, the sides of which areundercut to receive and hold a plate 4| that may be attached directly toa wall by mean of a screw 42. The upper end of the block may terminateat a point such that when the cover assumes a fully opened position, anedge of portion 33 will abut the block and thus additionally safeguardagainst breakage or damage due to careless manipulation of the coverfrom closed to opened position.

Inasmuch as the top 28 of the cover has contact with the base only alongthe partitions 32, a narrow aperture 43 is created between the coverand. the base, and this aperture cooperates with the aperture in eitherbrush support l8 or 22 to provide free circulation of air lengthwise ofeach compartment. It may be observed that no top aperture 43 appears inthe center compartment. This compartment may be disregarded as a brushholder, if desired, or the partitions thereof may be close together orsolid and, if solid, cut away to an extent to provide space for a springseat. Due to the predetermined location of the complementary pivots ofthe bead l6 and partitions 32, together with the location of springseats 26 and 31, the C-shaped spring 21 serves to yieldingly hold the,cover in closed position and has a dead center approximately midwaybetween closed and opened position of the cover. Thus, when the cover ismoved into opened position past dead center of the spring, it will beyieldingly held in the position shown in Fig. 5.

It will be particularly noted that each compartment is adapted toreceive and support a tooth brush in such a manner that the bristlesthereof are in line with the top and bottom apertures of the holder byreason of which it is believed more rapid drying of the brush may takeplace. Furthermore, the brush 20 is placed in vide passages for entry ofsaid articles into said compartments, a cover for said holder, saidcover including a top for closing the upper ends of said compartments, afront portion for closing the fronts of said compartments and saidpassages,

and end portions cooperating with certain of the partitions to formadditional compartments when said cover is closed, complementary pivotalmeans formed integral with said body portion and cover, spring meanssecuring said means in operable pivotal relationship, said spring meansalso effecting holding of said cover in closed position whereby tosecure articles in said holder against inadvertent displacement.

2. In a holder for articles,-a body portion and cover, partitions on oneface of said body portion defining vertically extending compartments,further partitions on said cover, complementary pivotal means on saidbody portion and cover, spring means securin said means in operablepivotal relationship and eifecting holding of said cover in opened orclosed position, the partitions of said body portion and covercooperating to provide compartment extending the full height of saidholder when said cover i in closed position and ends on said covercooperating with certain of the partition of said body portion and coverto form additional compartments when said cover is closed.

3. In a holder for articles, a body portion and cover, partitions on oneface of said body portion, article supports adjacent the base of saidbody portion cooperating with said partitions to provide passages forentry of said articlesinto compartments formed by adjacent partitions,said cover including a top. partitions on said top, complementarypivotal means on said body portion and the top partitions, spring meanssecuring said complementary means in operable pivotal relationship, afront portion of said cover being adapted to close the fronts of saidcompartments and said passages, and ends on said cover cooperating withcertain of the partitions of said body portion and said top to formadditional compartments when said cover is in closed position.

4. In a holder for articles, a body portion and cover, partitions on oneface of said body portion, article supports adjacent the base of saidbody portion cooperating with said partitions to provide passages forentry ofarticles into compartments formed by adjacent partitions,complementary pivotal means on said body portion and said cover, springmeans securing said complementary means in operable pivotalrelationship, said cover including walls adapted to en- 5 6 close thetop, front, ends, and partitions Of said CITED body portion, the endwalls of said cover 00- operating with certain f t partitions and Thefollowing references are of record in the article supports to provideadditional compartfile Of this p t merits when said cover is closed,partitions in 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS said cover complementary to thepartitions of said body portion, all of said partitions cooper- NumberName Date 1923 ating to provide compartment walls extending 1,461,304Mayo July the full height of said holder within the vertical 1,833,305Rathbun 24, 1931 confines of Sai C v 10 ,44 ,3 8 Con ey Feb. 6, 19231,954,085 McMillan ..4 Apr. 10, 1934 OSCAR LEONARD s s ,9 2, 6 Am r Feb.26, 1935 2,046,606 Borba July 7, 1936

